Legal Assistant Children and Adults Legal

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

Worker Type: Hybrid Worker

Salary: Starting Salary is £28,598 (Level one) rising to £31,022  (Level four) per annum (pro rata for part-time)

Location: Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham NG2 3NG

We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best. 

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham.  So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

About the Role

Working in a fast paced, busy team your main role will be to support Lawyers with both Child Protection and Adults Safeguarding work, including PLO pre-proceedings, Care Proceedings and Court of Protection cases.  You will also handle private law cases where the Court requires information from the Local Authority.  This work includes taking statements, obtaining evidence and disclosure from other agencies, assisting with the instruction of experts and Counsel, liaising with clients, the court and other parties, drafting legal documents, and occasional attendance of meetings such as PLO family meetings and round table meetings.  The sensitive and confidential nature of the work means that a flexible and tactful approach is essential to this role.  In conjunction with the team and the relevant stakeholders, it will be your job to represent the Council appropriately in relation to the above matters. 

 

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

·         A basic knowledge of Family Court, Court of Protection and Civil Court Procedures.

·         Experience of dealing with the preparation of cases for the Family Court, Court of Protection and Civil Courts to include the preparation of witness statements, court papers and court bundles.

·         Familiarity with legal procedures and protocols and court systems

·         Ability to be sensitive to the nature of the work undertaken and to ensure client confidentiality

You can find the job description for this post here 

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it.  We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

For informal enquiries please contact Natalie Grant, by email here.

Closing Date: 11:59pm 25th January 2026

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held: TBC

If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.org.uk/support

By applying to this job, you agree to our Terms & Conditions.

Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits. 

In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:

• 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ service)  + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
• Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
• Smart Working – to support your work life balance
• Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!

Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with different abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.
   
We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer+ community (LGBTQ+) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we’d like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.    

We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process, should this be something you are interested in.